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New president at the head of B’nai B’rith Europe

Wednesday, 13 December 2017

New president at the head of B'nai B'rith Europe

B'nai B'rith is pleased to announce the appointment of its new President, Serge Dahan, elected representative during the 8th Convention of the association which met from October 29th to November 1st in Prague.

Serge Dahan is Judge at the Commercial court, Associate Director in Fusion/Acquisition, Mediator and Manager of companies in the field of information technologies. He was honoured Knight withthe National order of the Merit and Honorary Citizen of the town of Orly for his economic and humanitarian actions.

Serge Dahan was president of the Parisian Lodge Or Ve Chalom, he was then elected unanimously in the presidency of Ile de France region. In 2012, Serge becomes the president of B'nai B'rithFrance for two consecutive mandates while ensuring an active presence at the Executive committee of B'nai B'rith Europe. He is Member and treasurer of the Executive committee of CRIF(Representative council of the Jewish institutions of France).

The new president of B'nai B'rith Europe measures the challenges and the difficulties of the current European environment. In an economic context in crisis, the Jewish community has to face themultiplication of the anti-Jewish acts, the risks related to freedom of worship, the loss of conscience of the "transmission" duty and the attempts at deligitimization of Israel.

Determined and energetic, Serge Dahan commits himself to federate the European national structures of B'nai B'rith and representing them at the European level. He will play an active role to defend the interests of the European Jews and take part in the construction of the European ideal by insufflating his humanistic values and carrying out his engagements for tolerance and mutual respect.

Serge Dahan underlines the main role of B'nai B'rith in the defence of human rights, the fight against the anti-Semitism, the defence of the interests and the image of Israel, the promotion of theJewish culture, memory work and solidarity.

B'nai B'rith Europe wishes you a joyous and luminous Hanukkah.

_______________________B'nai B'rith is an international NGO, accredited to the UN, represented at UNESCO and at the Council of Europe in Strasbourg, bringing together Jews of any origin to serve the communities in which they live, in accordance to the values of B'nai B'rith: Charity, Brotherly love, Harmony.With its international headquarters in Washington, its European office in Brussels, several tens of thousands of members in more than fifty countries, B'nai B'rith is the largest Jewish organisation in the world. It is also one of oldest, since its creation in 1843. The mission of B'nai B'rith is to bring the Jews to work together and improve the harmony between the communities, to reinforce the Jewish community, to fight racial and religious intolerance, to promote the Jewish culture and history and to carry out solidarity actions.Our objectives are to encourage friendship and inter-communal dialogue through leisure, social and cultural programs, to support the State of Israel and the Jewish people in the world, to work for charities and to help all the victims of natural disasters wherever they have place, to initiate and develop community projects, to strengthen the links of B'nai B'rith all over Europe.Serge Dahan is the current president of B'nai Brith Europe, he is assisted by an Executive Committee which represents B'nai Brith all over Europe. To reach B'nai Brith objectives, they are in a daily contact with political leaders at the highest level, representatives of other NGO's, opinion leaders and diplomatic representatives.

Press Release B'nai B'rith Europe

B'nai B'rith Europe welcomes President Donald J. Trump historical decision to recognize Jerusalem as the capital of the State of Israel.

President of the United States stated "Jerusalem is not only the heart of three great religions, but it is also the heart of one of the most successful democracy in the world".

President of B'nai B'rith Europe, Serge Dahan, thanks President Donald J. Trump for his historic decision and wishes to express gratitude in name of all the members of B'nai B'rith Europe.

President of the State of Israel Sir Rivlin pointed out that "Jerusalem has many faces: it is a Holy City and a modern city, which offers freedom of faith for all religions. It is a town of history and innovation; a microcosm of our capacities to live together. Israel will always ensure freedom of worship for the Jews, the Christians and the Muslims".

Jerusalem was the capital of the State of Israel and the capital of the Jewish people during the biblical time, having sheltered 1st and 2nd Temples, central places of religion for Hebrew people until 70 of our era and central city of the Christian history.

Jewish populations always lived in Jerusalem during centuries in spite of the successive dominations, Roman, Byzantine, Arabic, Crusade then Ottoman (1516 - 1917), British (1917 - 1948), before the Independence of the State of Israel in 1948, and since then. Jerusalem is the capital of Israel and Jerusalem has been the capital of the Jewish people for 3000 years.

Not to recognize this historical and political reality is a form falsification which diverts Israel and the Arab world of the objectives of peace; peace which cannot be built on the lie and or on the refusal of an obvious fact as declared by US president Donald J. Trump "Jerusalem is the capital of Israel. It is nothing moreover, or less, that a recognition of reality"

President of B'nai B'rith Europe, Serge Dahan, points out that Israel was for a long time the only country in the world whose choice of a capital was not internationally recognized. The absence of this recognition, a denial of reality by the international community is an injustice repaired today; therefore B'nai B'rith Europe calls all European leaders to recognize Jerusalem as capital of Israel.

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B'nai B'rith is an international NGO, accredited to the UN, represented at UNESCO and at the Council of Europe in Strasbourg, bringing together Jews of any origin to serve the communities in which they live, in accordance to the values of B'nai B'rith: Charity, Brotherly love, Harmony.

With its international headquarters in Washington, its European office in Brussels, several tens of thousands of members in more than fifty countries, B'nai B'rith is the largest Jewish organisation in the world. It is also one of oldest, since its creation in 1843. The mission of B'nai B'rith is to bring the Jews to work together and improve the harmony between the communities, to reinforce the Jewish community, to fight racial and religious intolerance, to promote the Jewish culture and history and to carry out solidarity actions.

Our objectives are to encourage friendship and inter-communal dialogue through leisure, social and cultural programs, to support the State of Israel and the Jewish people in the world, to work for charities and to help all the victims of natural disasters wherever they have place, to initiate and develop community projects, to strengthen the links of B'nai B'rith all over Europe.

Serge Dahan is the current president of B'nai Brith Europe, he is assisted by an Executive Committee which represents B'nai Brith all over Europe. To reach B'nai Brith objectives, they are in a daily contact with political leaders at the highest level, representatives of other NGO's, opinion leaders and diplomatic representatives.

Inauguration of Carl Lutz memorial

Invitation to the inauguration of a memorial for Carl LutzÂ In KKL's “Switzerland forest” in Israel

Augustin Keller Loge ZürichÂ

Thursday November 23rdÂ at 14h the inauguration ceremony will be given by Bnai Brith Switzerland, the KKL, and the Swiss Embassy

“Dear sisters and brothers presidents

Vice-consul Carl Lutz saved more than 60'000 jews in 1944/5 in Budapest.Â

It is our great pleasure to inform about the inauguration of a memorial for Carl Lutz in KKL's 'Switzerland forest' near Tiberias, this coming Thursday, at 14 h. The memorial has been built on the initiative of AKL Zürich, in a joint project of the four Swiss Bnai Brith lodges and the KKL Switzerland.

The inauguration ceremony will be given by Bnai Brith Switzerland, the KKL, and the Swiss Embassy in Israel.Â

This site near the Sea of Galilee, which offers a splendid view over the Kinnereth, is situated on the “shvil Israel” and the “circum-kinneret” and will therefore attract many tourists and locals alike.

We are happy, proud and grateful to honour Carl Lutz, Swiss vice-consul in Budapest in 1944, who realized one of the most outstanding rescue operations during the holocaust, inspiring the equally wonderful and valuable operation done by Mr. Wallenberg.

If any of your brothers would like to participate at the inauguration, they are most welcome.

The ceremony begins this coming thursday, Nov. 23rd, at 14 h, in the Switzerland forest south of Tiberias. The exact location is here. For further enquiries one may revert to
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We are grateful for the opportunity to serve the memory of a most outstanding person who has shown civil courage at its best!

Mit herzlichen Brudergrüssen,in W.B.&E.Arthur Braunschweig

Note: You are kindly invited to pass on this information to whomever it may concern.

Press Release B'nai B'rith Europe

Thursday, 16 November 2017

B'nai B'rith Europe condemns the racism and anti-Semitism extreme-right demonstration in Warsaw and calls for prohibit on hate speech against Jews

Following the very serious events that took place during a rally of right-wing activists in Warsaw, Bnai Brith Europe, through its president Serge Dahan, condemns the anti-Semitic drift that has taken a new path unthinkable until now.

Some 60,000 people carrying Polish flags and throwing smoke bombs marked the Independence Day in an event that attracted extremists from Sweden, Hungary and Slovakia chanting slogans such as "Pure Poland, Poland free of Jews "," Jews out of Poland”

Despite the climate of hatred and violence, the Polish Foreign Minister said Saturday's meeting was "a great celebration of the Polish, different in their opinions, but united around the common values of freedom and loyalty to an independent homeland"

Israel called the rally in Warsaw "a dangerous march of extremism and racism elements"

Bnai Brith Europe urges the Polish authorities to take action now and before the last of the yellow lines are crossed, appropriate measures against the organizers of this meeting led by right-wing groups, by the national-radical camp, the national movement and Polish youth.

The hatred of the Jews must stop the acts of violence and barbarism against the Jews must stop. The future of a conception of Europe witch respect for human dignity which is today threatened

B'nai B'rith Europe calls on Polish public authorities to prohibit all racist and anti-Semitic events that directly attack Jews

B'nai B'rith Europe calls for the perpetrators and propagators of any anti-Semitic act or speech to be arrested and judged

Invitation to the 8th BBE Convention and BBI International Forum in Prague

Friday, 01 September 2017

B'nai B'rith Europe a divison of B'nai B'rith International

Invitation to the 8th BBE Convention and BBI International Forum

in Prague

Sunday 29th October-Wednesday 1st November

Dear Sisters and Brothers,

We are happy to announce the opening of registration for our next Convention in Prague. As you may already know, this will be an unprecedented and very international event since BBE and BBI are organising it together for the first time.

The programme will start on Sunday night, 29th October, with a Cruise on the Vltava River for the opening session and reception dinner and will finish on Wednesday with visits of the town, including a Gala dinner on Tuesday 31st October at the prestigious Rudolfinum.